RedBeard Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 As most of us, I have an abundance of fly boxes, but none of them work very well for my dry flies. They either flatten the bottom hackle on my dries, or flatten the posts on my larger dries/hoppers. What do you guys use for dry flies to preserve 360° of the hackle with enough space for the flies with a taller profile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I really like window style boxes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nbarks Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 http://www.reelflies.ca/fly_box_medium_double_p/medium-double.htm This is my favorite box for dries. I find the silted foam helps with the hackle issue, and it has enought height for posts for medium sized ones. Would be interested to see others preferred dry boxes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcubed Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Definitely window style. I use this one, covers most bases. Big hoppers go in slit along with all the nymphs. Keeps it nice and simple http://www.intheriffle.com/frontend/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CF-12-compartment-8-row-fly-box.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserN Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I use empty camera film tubes for my dry flies. They are perfect for preventing the hackle from being crunched out of shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrinhurst Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I use these boxes. Have three of them and love them. One big one for dries and two others for my big and small nymphs. https://umpqua.com/products/accessories/boxes/upg-fly-box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roast Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I picked these up down south. Super cheap and can store a lot of different flies. I use two in the summer. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Poly-20-Compartment-Box/1514352.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch%2F%3FN%3D1000002949%2B5100297%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3DFly%2Bbox%26Ntx%3Dmode%252Bmatchallpartial%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts%26WTz_srn%3DBy%2BCategory%2BSearch%26WTz_st%3DSearchRefinements%26form_state%3DsearchForm%26nl%3Dtrue%26search%3DFly%2Bbox%26searchTypeByFilter%3DAllProducts%26x%3D-738%26y%3D-52&Ntt=Fly+box&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions guys, thought I found a good box for dries but I got out on a creek this past weekend and a few of the dries I tried were flattened... They ended up floating on their sides and were totally ineffective. I'll have to try and find a compartment box or one of the ones you guys recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfry Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 https://umpqua.com/products/accessories/boxes/ultra-light-foam-box the lighter the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningChrome Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 https://umpqua.com/products/accessories/boxes/myran-box I've had mine for around 20 years. Metal pins in the hinges make the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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